Combined chair and couch



Dec. M 1923.

J. G. LOCHNER COMBINED CHAIR AND COUCH Filed Feb. 23. 1921 ATTORNEYPatented Dec. H, 1923. I

JOHN G. LOCHNER, or BROOKLYN, new YORK.

COMBINED ormm AND COUCH.

Application filed February 23, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G.,LOCHNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and 'State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Chairs andCouches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention furniture, and has has relation to articles of for anobject t'o'provide a combination of two articles so designe as to beutilized separately and individually according to taste.

in one capacity, and to be suitably connected for use in anothercapacity in a manner to be hereinafter set forth.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dual article offurniture of the character above set forth consisting of two articles ofthe chair type each of which is provided with adjustable backs so thatthe back ofone of said articles may be lowered into a horizontalposition and adjusted with reference to the seat of the other article toform a couch or reclining surface, with means for permitting adjustmentof the various articles in a manner to be hereinafter set forth.

In addition to the foregoing this invention comprehends improvements inthe details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescribedand particularly setforth in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare designated by the same characters of reference throughout theseveral views in which they appear.

Figure 1 is a side view of one of the articles of furniture.

Figure 2 is a side view of the second article of furniture showing therelative positions of the reclining back in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the connected articles of furniture.

With reference to the drawings, A indicates generally one article offurniture and B, the other. With reference to the article A which isshown in side elevation only it will be obvious that the reverse side isduplicate in construction and hence the elements hereinafter describedshould be duplicated. It consists of the seat portion 10 moun in thefront legs 11 and rear legs 12, the latter being curved or otherwiseornamente Horizontal upper and lower ra11s l3 and 14 respectivelyconnect d furniture B. The

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the two front legs 11, the two rear legs 12 and also the legs 11 and 12toform a'rectangular enclosure more or less for the reception of a tray15. The rails13 and 14: are spaced vertically for the purpose set forth.The back portion consists of the side members 16 connected together attheir upper ends, each of said side rails 16 having their lower endsoffset laterally by means of the extension 17 and said extensionpivotally secured to the rearedge of the chair by means of the pivot 18.The chair back is thus mounted for movement from a substantiallyvertical to a horizontal position;

The article of furniture B consists of the seat portion 19 supportedupon the front legs 20 and the rear legs 21. In a similar manner theselegs are connectedone to the other'by means of the vertically spacedhorizontal rails 22 and 23 for the reception of the tray 24:. The backportion consists of the side rail 25 having the lateral offset extension26 pivotally connected to the rear portion of the shaft by means of thebolt 27 Also mounted upon the upper end of each of the front legs 20 isthe swinging arm 28, curved and oramented to suit the taste. The upperend of each swinging arm is connected to the side rail 25 of the backportion by means of the armrest 29 of which two are provided. Themembers 28 and 29 are connected'together and "to the legs by means ofthe bolts 30 and 31 respectively. The rear end of each arm rest29is'connected to the side rail 25 by means of the bolts 32. I alsoprovide a pair of arcuate braces consisting of the strip 33 pivotallyconnected to the bolt 31 and extended downward and passing throughclamping members 35 operated by thumb screws which may be loosened ortightened to grip the strip 33 and thus hold the parts in any relativelyadjusted position. From the foregoing it will be seen that the back rest25 may be tilted to any desired angle as shown in Figure 2, the braceand the pivoted members 28 and 29 forming a means for securing the backrest in any adjusted position.

In operation the back rest 16 of the article of furniture A is lowereddown to a horizontal position as shown in Figure v3 and d the back edgeof the back rest is then placed portion of the article of juncture ofthe seat portion 10 and 19 and the back portion 16 of article offurniture A. will thus form a reagainst the front clining surface. Inthis manner these articles 'rnay be coeoperatively connected to form asleeping couch. The backrest may be lowered orra'ised in any positiondesired forming a pillow or'head rest. The trays l5 and 24 may belowered by slightly loosening them from their supports as shown in Figs.1 and 2 andutilizedto. contain-bed ding or the like. X ithreferencetothe article-i-i it will be Seen that when the-back .is in a upright.ipos tlon'it m beheld hymeans-of a sliding bolt '36 which is mountedupon the hack: and-adapted to slideinto a keeper which is mounted uponthe base portion I of the 'cha'ir.

:lVhen the backof'said-article offurniture is to be moved to ahorizontal positionto form a 'sleepingcouchsaid back maybe "semounteduponithe back and adapted to snap cured to thebia'se-portion of thearticle E13. by the provision of :a curved spring finger; v37

over a projection -3,8-secured to'the front face of'the fb ase portfionv of the chair B. Withthe articles of furniture-in the positionshow-niin Fig-urea'it isdesirable-that they heheld againstseparation-and to that cnd dorm, a vsleeping couch.

sible without detractingfrom'the Ornamen- I have 'cles of furniturewhich-are 'ornamentally designed and intended to beutilized assepa- Iprovide, a rod 39- which is horizontally slidable in -a plate 40 mountedupon the base portion of the-chair- B andhav-ing a hook vportionadapted; 'to;;engage in an eye bolt a1 secured to-the base portionof-the chair A. When the Y articles of furniture areto be separatelyused the rod .39 may he slid "backward underneath the body of thechair-Bi;

From the foregoing itwill-be seen that I provided a novel combination ofartirate articles of furniture, as chairs, and which may be'co-ope'ratively connected .to

double function of the, combination is postion appertains.

the right and form of thedetails. of con structifi l or other' appendedclaim r I (1 other article. finger carried by said wise Jalteringibhearrangement of thecarrelated parts i withoutdeparting -from the spiritof the-invention or the scope 'ojfthe Iavingthus described my inventionWhat lairn as new and desire to secure by United StatesLettersPatentis4+ 1 In combination, a: pair offreely anovable articles offurniture-of {the ch-airgty pe, an 'angularly' adjustable back-mountedon the seat of one of said articles of fu-rnit re, an

arm swingingly vconnected Fl'O- the front i portion of sand seat, anarmrest normally "hone.

zontal and "pivotally connecting said swinging arm withsaidback,-an-.arcuat'e member connected toone en'd atvthe juncture of-theswinging arm and thearmrest and adjustably connected at; its; other endto said seat. for adjusting the inclination of said back. a

projection; securedv to the front face of the base portion of s'aidarticle .of furniture, a

swingingback-mounted on the seat of -the swing-ingback adapted to snapover said projection whenthe said swinging back is in its lowered.horizontal position, and a connectingrod adapted to, be,;slidably,carried by -one of said: articles v of ;;furni'tu're for engaging theother article of furniture to prevent their separation;

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN. G. -L'o1oniNE'R. in l particularity,

of furniture, a curved spring'

